Preface

TY - JOUR

T1 - Preface

AU - Gunapala, S. D.

AU - Liu, H. C.

AU - Razeghi, M.

N1 - Funding Information: S.D. Gunapala [email protected] NASA - Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, M/S 302-306, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA H.C. Liu M. Razeghi The Quantum Structure Infrared Photodetector (QSIP) 2009 International Conference was held in Yosemite, California, USA from January 18 to 23, 2009. This conference was the fifth in the series following Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector (QWIP) 2000 in Dana Point (USA), QWIP 2002 in Torino (Italy), QWIP 2004 in the Canadian Rockies, and QWIP 2006 in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The change of the conference name from QWIP reflects the desire of the community to expand its interests to include recent development in areas such as quantum dot and superlattice based infrared detectors. Development in quantum structure based infrared photodetector technologies, including quantum wells, dots, superlattices, and novel heterostructures over the last two decades has led to the realization of high performance infrared detectors, large-format focal plane arrays, and infrared cameras that are now readily available commercially through several manufacturers. The QSIP 2009 conference brought together scientists, engineers, industrial collaborators, students, and users to discuss recent advances in the field. Papers presented in the conference covered many aspects of superlattice, quantum well, quantum dot, quantum cascade, and barrier based infrared detectors. The conference also explored the benefits and drawbacks of these technologies, and clarified their role in the competitive market of thermal imaging technology. The QSIP 2009 conference had 98 registered participants from 12 countries and 65 oral presentations in 19 sessions under ten categories. After a peer review process, a total of 43 full length papers based on the presentations were included in this proceedings volume. We have grouped the contributed papers into six categories according to their main emphasis. Considering the high quality of presentations, the wide range of topics covered, and many stimulating discussions involving technical issues and applications during the panel session, the QSIP 2009 international conference can be categorized as a huge success. We would like to thank all the talented researchers who traveled from all over the world to make this a great conference. This would not have been possible without your support. The workshop was organized by the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Air Force Research Laboratory, Army Research Laboratory, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Missile Defense Agency, California Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology, FLIR, QWIP Technologies, QmagiQ, Wafer Technology, and Pulse Instruments supported the conference by providing financial support. We extend our gratitude to all presenters, authors, session chairs, panel members, reviewers, sponsors, and Tenaya Lodge hotel staff for their contributions to make this event successful. Special thanks should go to the members of JPL’s Infrared Photonics Technology Group who helped in organizing the conference, especially Drs. Jean Nguyen and David Ting for their tireless assistance and contributions in all aspects of this conference.

PY - 2009/11

Y1 - 2009/11

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U2 - 10.1016/j.infrared.2009.05.039

DO - 10.1016/j.infrared.2009.05.039

M3 - Editorial

AN - SCOPUS:70649102212

SN - 1350-4495

VL - 52

SP - 215

JO - Infrared Physics and Technology

JF - Infrared Physics and Technology

IS - 6

ER -